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Sparrmannia similis
Sparrmannia similis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Namibia.
From the article Sparrmannia similis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17–25.5 mm. The pronotum has long yellowish setae. The elytra are dark yellowish-brown to brown, often with the margins slightly darker than the disc. The base has short dense, whitish setae and scattered longer setae along the suture, while the remaining surface is irregularly punctate, glabrous and shining. The pygidium is dark yellowish-brown, with the surface smooth. It is densely, setigerously punctate, and has long, white, erect setae.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 690394.